Ornamentation of pile fabrics



(No Model.)

15'. KOSKUL. l ORNAMENTATION OF PILE FABRICS.

Patented Oct UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK KOSIIUL, OE VILIIIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA.

ORNAMENTATION OF PILE FABRICS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 462,140, dated October 27, 1891.

Application filed May 20, 1891. Serial No. 393,446. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern,.- y

Be it known that I, FREDERICK KosKUL, a citizen of the United States, of Williamsport, in the county of Lycoming and State of Pennsylvania,havein vented certain neu7 and useful Improvements in the Ornamentat-ion or Decoration of Pile Fabrics; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The present invention relates to improvements in theornamentation or decoration of pile fabrics, such vas velvet and plush goods, as a foundation material, and the object in View is to produce a new effect meritorious as a decorative addition-to the arts and without depressing` or affecting the untreated or ground surface of the pile fabric.

The improved product is susceptible of use for decorative and other purposes in various branches of many arts, such as for covering furniture,`the surfaces or Walls of rooms or apartments, in the art of dress-making, and various other arts.

In an earlier patent issued to me on December 11, 1883, No. 289,917, I have disclosed the manufacture of ornaments, letters, figures, or characters upon a foundation material, consisting in applying a coat or coats of varnish upon a foundation material, allowing the varnish to become dry, applying the ornaments upon the varnish beneath a covering of fibrous material, and applying heat and pressure upon the mass, and then removing the covering.

In this my present invention I propose to ornament or decorate pile fabrics-such as velvet or plush--by applying thereto, under heat and pressure, an ornamental top layer of leather, prepared textile fabric, or pliable sheet metal, one surface of such top layer having been previously coated or covered with an adhesive substance, which has been dried previously to thel application of the top layer to the pile fabric. This top layer of leather, sheet metal, or prepared textile fabric may be prepared in either of two ways-first, it may be cut or perforated in an ornamental manner to provide openings or spaces therein, and, secondly, said top layer may consist of an imperforate or continuous sheet of metal,

leather, or prepared textile fabric. If the top layer is made of an imperforate or continuous solid sheet, it may be embossed by the die or platen used to press the top layer upon the ground or foundation of pile fabric; but if the top layer is composed of an open-Work or perforated ornamental sheet the die or pressure device has its Working surface prepared or cut to simulate the configuration or pattern of the ornamental top layer, Wherebythe platen or pressure-applying device can be accurately fitted on the ornamental top layer to register therewith and said top layer then pressed into the pile fabric to depress those certain portions of the pile With Which the ornamental top layer comes in contact and Without depressing the ground surface or visible part'of the pile fabric, so that the ground or visible part of the fabric stands out from or lies. flush with the ornamental top layer, and it projects or extends through the open spaces in the ornamental top layer to partially or Wholly fill said open spaces in said ornamental top layer.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure I is a plan view of a pile fabric decorated or ornamented in accordance with my present invention. Fig. II is a sectional view taken through a portion of the decorative pile fabric. Eig. III is a sectional view showing the manner of uniting the ornamental top layer by the pressure device.

In carrying my invention into practice I first prepare the ornamental top layer A by coating one surface thereof with an adhesive substance, such as cement, especially shellac, as mentioned in my prior patent, which coating is allowed to become dry on the ornamental top layer. This top layer is now placed upon the foundation material B, essentially of pile fabric, such as velvet or plush, and a die or platen C, of a configuration corresponding to the ornamental top layer, is applied to said top layer to embedthe latter into the pile fabric and depress the pile on the lines of the ornamental top layer, but Without depressing the visible or untouched parts of the pile, which are permitted to project through the open spaces of the ornamental top layer to partially or Wholly fill the said open spaces in the ornamental open-Work top layer A. In lieu, however, of perforating or cutting out certain parts of the ornamental top layer, as at A in Fig. I, I make said top layer of an imperforate or solid thin sheet of leather, sheet metal, or prepared textile fabric, as shown at D in Fig. I. This imperforate sheet D, of leather, metal, or textile fabric, may have certain portions d embossed or pressed into the textile fabric by means of the die or platen, Which has its surface formed for this purpose, and I may also emboss the parts a a of the open-Work top layer A. (Shown in Fig. I.) rlhe die, platen, or pressure-resisting material is heated, andthe imperforate or perforated ornamental top layer, under the inliuence of the heated die, is united in a very firm and secure manner to the pile fabric, the structure of which aids the uniting and embossing of the top layer A to said fabric B.

As stated, the pile fabric may be either velvet, plush, or cloth goods of a similar description, and the .ornamental top layer may be either leather, prepared textile fabric, pliable or ductile thin sheet metal, or other material suitable for the purpose.

I prefer to coat or cover the ornamental top layer With a cement made of shellac, although I do not strictly confine myself to this particular material, and the cement, if shellac is used or varnish, is allowed to dry on the top layer, so that the latter shall he united under heat and pressure to the foundation material of pile fabric.

The ornamental top layer may be made to appear either plain, embossed, or in relief, or partially embossed and plain, or partially in relief and plain, or partially embossed and partially in relief, as shown by Fig. I of the drawings. The die or platen C has its surface formed in simulation of the pattern of the ornamental top layer and according fo the ornamentation to be imparted to the top layer--7l. e., Whether the latter is to be embossed or in relief or plain.

I Would have it understood that any sheet material suitable for the purpose can be applied or secured to the pile fabric.

The visible parts of the velvet or plush may be embossed in the usual manner or other- Wise decorated, as desired.

When the adhesive coating of cement, shellac, or varnish is applied to and become dry on the ornamental top layer, heat and pressure must be used to unite said top layer to the foundation of velvet or plush; but, if desired, liquid glue or an equivalent moist adhesive may be used to unite the ornamental top layer to the foundation, in which case pressure only is required instead of heat and pressure. I prefer, however, to use the top layer having the dry adhesive coating and to unite the same to the foundation under heat and pressure, as the heat serves to moisten the cement, and the top layer is united to the foundation to better advantage.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A decorative fabric comprising a founda tion of pile fabric, such as velvet or plush, and an open-Work top layer embedded in the pile fabric and cemented thereto, the visible portions of the pile fabric extending into and partially iilling the open spaces in the top layer, substantially as described.

2. A decorative fabric comprising a foundation of pile fabric, such as velvet or plush, and an ornamented top layer embedded in the pile fabric and united thereto under heat and pressure, said top layer being partially embossed and with the Visible portions of the pile fabric partially or Wholly surrounding the top layer, substantially as described.

3. An ornamental or decorative fabric comprising a foundation of pile fabric, as velvet or plush, and an ornamental open-work top layer of sheet material having a dry adhesive coating and embedded in said pile fabric under heat and pressure and united thereto by the adhesive coating, the visible or ground part of the pile fabric extending into and filling either partially or Wholly the open spaces in said ornamental top layer, substantially as described.

4. The method of ornamenting or decorating pile fabrics, Which consists in applying an adhesive coating to an ornamental open-Work layer of sheet material, then applying the layer to a foundation material of pile fabric, such as velvet or plush, then embedding the top layer into the pile fabric under the pressnre of a die or platen having a configurated surface which corresponds in outline to the pattern or outline of the ornamental top layer,

thereby uniting the top layer to the pile fabric,

and permitting the visible or ground part of the pile to extend into the open spaces of the ornamental top layer, substantially as described.

5. The method of decorating velvet, plush, or the like by overlaying it with and cementing to it a layer of sheet material, substantially such as herein described, and embossing the top sheet or overlay by a die having a configurated surface which corresponds with the outline of the ornamental top layer, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of tWo Witnesses.

FREDERICK KOSKUL. Witnesses:

J AMES B. CORYEEL, WILLIAM D. OROCKER.

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